Monthly Archives: February 2021

That time of year again. Tax returns in two countries. I get a typically jolly letter from the Ginowan Town Hall letting me know that the time has come. Off I go the Town Hall and locate the place where … Continue reading →

So, after a good day on the boat things gets better when Tomomi san comes over to make an ikebana piece for me. She is a master. That does not sound right but she is a mistress sounds worse. Let’s … Continue reading →

Life has been slow on Okinawa. However it appears that things are changing. The first thing I noticed was a group of city workers digging up the road just outside my apartment. I came back a few hours later to … Continue reading →

The only thing I have done really is to move my eel byobu from one room to another. They looked great where they were before but they blocked light from the window behind them, making my dining room/kitchen gloomy. I … Continue reading →

Okinawa in a state of emergency. This means stay at home as much as possible and this is what I do. I go to the boat on the bike but I do not really get stuck into anything. I fiddle … Continue reading →